1/21/2010 Naught for Hire now has a Facebook fan page and a Twitter feed for information on the upcoming effort to produce a webisode series. The Naught for Hire website is now also on the air. Jeffrey Berman of The Write Environment is the producer.
10/25/2009 Attended MileHiCon in Denver, Colorado.
08/08/2009 Posted low-resolution video of Science Fiction Science Fact SF2 in six ten-minute parts on YouTube. A page with links to all six parts is here.
05/15/2009 Interviewed by Kalkion.
01/04/2009 Created a Facebook Page.
10/25/2008 Attended MileHiCon in Denver, Colorado.
08/09/2008 Attended Denvention 3, the World Science Fiction Convention. Panels included "Timeless Stars: Clifford Simak" and "TheEvolution of SF."
06/09/2008 MEMORY BLANK, DEATH TOLLS< DEEP QUARRY, REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS, REUNION ON NEVEREND, and ALL FOR NAUGHT are available at Amazon for the Kindle.
05/21/2008 MANHATTAN TRANSFER is available at Amazon for the Kindle edition.
01/20/2007 Attended COSine in Colorado Springs.
10/28/2006 Attended MileHiCon in Denver, Colorado.
10/07/2006 Interviewed by HardSF.net. Read the interview here.
06/17/2006 A friend visiting the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle snapped this PDA photo of Redshift Rendezvous sitting in the "What If?" display near Captain Kirk's chair.
01/21/2006 Attended COSine in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
05/16/2005 ALL FOR NAUGHT (a short collection including "Naught for Hire" and "Naught Again," both from ANALOG) has been printed by Wildside Press and is also available at Fictionwise.
08/28/2004. Severed my author-agent contract with Scovil Chichak Galen.
07/18/2003 Was Guest of Honor at XIV-Khan in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
01/14/2003 Palm Digital Media published the ebook version of my father's (George A. Stith, 1917-2002) WWII memoirs, Following the Flag.
10/01/2002 Accepted invitation to be Guest of Honor at XIV-Khan in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 2003.
04/29/2002 DEEP QUARRY is available in a variety of electronic formats (Adobe Acrobat, Palm doc, Rocketbook, Microsoft Reader, Franklin ebookMan, hiebook, iSilo, and MobiPocket) at Fictionwise.
04/29/2002 DEEP QUARRY was reprinted in trade paperback by Wildside Press, ISBN 1587157071, $15.95. Since it's a reprint, it may not be carried automatically by local independent bookstores, but anyone should be willing to order it for you. It's available online at places like Amazon, BooksaMillion.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders, and BuyBooks.com. See cover on covers page.
03/27/2002 MANHATTAN TRANSFER is reprinted in trade paperback by Wildside Press, ISBN 1587154870, $15.95.
03/27/2002 DEATH TOLLS is reprinted in trade paperback by Wildside Press, ISBN 1587157055, $15.95.
03/25/2002 DEATH TOLLS is available in a variety of electronic formats (Adobe Acrobat, Palm doc, Rocketbook, Microsoft Reader, Franklin ebookMan, hiebook, iSilo, and MobiPocket) at Fictionwise.
03/04/2002 MANHATTAN TRANSFER and REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS are available in a variety of electronic formats (Adobe Acrobat, Palm doc, Rocketbook, Microsoft Reader, Franklin ebookMan, hiebook, iSilo, and MobiPocket) at Fictionwise.
03/01/2002 Mondadori in Italy bought REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS for the second time.
07/19/2001 THE EARLY STITH ebook for Palm/WinCE/PocketPC published by Peanut Press. It contains "Redshift Runaway," "Doing Time," "Last Words," Simon Sidekick," "Little Black Book," "One Giant Step," and "When I Was Your Age."
06/05/2001 ALL FOR NAUGHT reached the Peanut Press bestseller list.
05/31/2001 ALL FOR NAUGHT ebook for Palm/WinCE/PocketPC published by Peanut Press. It contains the short novel "Naught for Hire" and the short story "Naught Again," both first published in Analog.
04/13/2001 Attended Paragon SF Convention in Hinckley, Great Britain.
04/01/2001 DEATH TOLLS reached the Peanut Press bestseller list.
03/26/2001 DEATH TOLLS ebook for Palm/WinCE/PocketPC published by Peanut Press.
02/28/2001 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS reprinted in trade paperback by Wildside Press, ISBN 1-88048-58-0, $15.95.
02/16/2001 Received Peanut Press award for REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS, their no. 10 bestseller for 2000.
02/16/2001 Received Peanut Press award for MANHATTAN TRANSFER, their no. 12 bestseller for 2000.
01/25/2001 MEMORY BLANK ebook for Palm/WinCE/PocketPC published by Peanut Press.
12/21/2000 REUNION ON NEVEREND ebook for Palm/WinCE/PocketPC published by Peanut Press.
12/19/2000 Started a wallpaper page with free SF computer wallpaper.
11/16/2000 DEEP QUARRY became the number one bestseller at Peanut Press.
11/12/2000 Opened the Stith Store merchandising page to let readers order t-shirts, mugs, and mouse pads with graphics from Stith novels.
10/30/2000 DEEP QUARRY ebook for Palm/WinCE/PocketPC published by Peanut Press.
10/27/2000 Signed contract with The Wildside Press for them to publish trade paperback editions of REUNION ON NEVEREND, MANHATTAN TRANSFER, REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS, DEEP QUARRY, DEATH TOLLS, and MEMORY BLANK in the coming year.
10/27/2000 Added REUNION ON NEVEREND to list of titles that Peanut Press will publish.
10/21/2000 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS became the number one bestseller at Peanut Press.
10/18/2000 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS ebook for Palm/WinCE/PocketPC published by Peanut Press.
09/28/2000 MANHATTAN TRANSFER became the number one bestseller at Peanut Press.
09/22/2000 MANHATTAN TRANSFER ebook for Palm/WinCE/PocketPC published by Peanut Press.
09/07/2000 NATURE published the short-short story "When I Was Your Age."
08/20/2000 Started an experiment and made MANHATTAN TRANSFER available for $2 download.
10/26/1999 Received German Bastei Lubbe edition of RECKONING INFINITY. Edition published in September 1999. Translated by Thomas Schichtel.
09/20/1999 Learned that the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the Library of Congress has published an audio cassette edition of MANHATTAN TRANSFER, available free for USA residents or citizens who meet the qualifications. Item RC43573.
09/20/1999 Learned that the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the Library of Congress has published a Braille edition of MANHATTAN TRANSFER, available free for USA residents or citizens who meet the qualifications. Item BR10761.
09/01/1999 RECKONING INFINITY published in Germany by Bastei Lubbe, September 1999, as "Die Grenzen der Unendlichkeit," translated by Thomas Schichtel.
03/01/1999 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS published in Germany by Heyne, as ZEITSCHICHTEN. Translated by Norbert Stöebe.
01/15/1999 RECKONING INFINITY is on the just-released preliminary Nebula Award ballot.
10/15/1998 RECKONING INFINITY paperback made no. 11 on the October LOCUS Bestseller List.
08/29/1998 Was toastmaster at Bubonicon 30 Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
07/10/1998 RECKONING INFINITY paperback published by Tor Books (officially an August release).
05/23/1998 RECKONING INFINITY won the Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award for Best Genre Novel of 1997.
03/30/1998 Received German Bastei Lubbe edition of REUNION ON NEVEREND. Edition published in March 1998. Translated by Michael Kubiak.
02/21/1998 RECKONING INFINITY listed in Science Fiction Chronicle's 1997's Best SF Novels.
12/13/1997 French edition of MANHATTAN TRANSFER (translated by Maryvonne Ssossé) was a nominee for la Tour Eiffel/The Eiffel Tower Science Fiction Book Prize.
12/02/1997 Received Russian AST combined edition of MEMORY BLANK and REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS.
11/05/1997 RECKONING INFINITY published in Russia by Rusich Publishers.
10/15/1997 Received Russian AST edition of REUNION ON NEVEREND.
07/29/1997 RECKONING INFINITY sold to Bastei-Lubbe in Germany.
07/08/1997 RECKONING INFINITY offered as a selection of the Science Fiction Book Club, in the "August 1997" flyer.
06/26/1997 MEMORY BLANK and REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS published in combined edition by AST Publishers in Russia.
06/26/1997 Launched a PointCast-compatible news channel to offer readers, aspiring writers, and interested parties an ongoing account of one writing career. (CDF news channels also work with Internet Explorer 4.)
05/28/1997 Moved to new film agent, Angela Cheng of The Gersh Agency.
05/06/1997 Received Russian AST combined edition of DEATH TOLLS and DEEP QUARRY.
05/06/1997 Received Russian AST edition of MANHATTAN TRANSFER.
04/01/1997 RECKONING INFINITY published in hardcover by Tor, an April 1997 release.
01/13/1997 REUNION ON NEVEREND, sold to Bastei-Lubbe in Germany.
12/31/1996 RECKONING INFINITY sold to Rusich Publishers in Russia. (Date approximate.)
12/10/1996 REUNION ON NEVEREND published by AST Publishers in Russia.
11/22/1996 DEATH TOLLS and DEEP QUARRY published in combined edition by AST Publishers in Russia.
11/04/1996 MANHATTAN TRANSFER published by AST Publishers in Russia. (1st Russian Publication.)
11/30/1996 MANHATTAN TRANSFER published by Presses Pocket in France, November 1996, "Manhattan Transfert" translated by Maryvonne Ssossé. (1st French publication.)
07/02/1996 MEMORY BLANK sold to AST in Russia.
05/21/1996 Established an author's topic for talking with anyone who has questions, comments, etc. The topic is in the SFLITT Forum (SFLIT Two) on CompuServe.
03/27/1996 REUNION ON NEVEREND sold to AST in Russia.
03/27/1996 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS sold to AST in Russia.
02/26/1996 MANHATTAN TRANSFER sold to Presses Pocket in France. (1st French sale.)
02/21/1996 DEATH TOLLS sold to AST in Russia.
02/21/1996 DEEP QUARRY sold to AST in Russia.
02/11/1996 Established an Internet news group: sff.people.jestith. The news group is not propagated to other Internet hosts, so the only way it can be read is if you tell your news reader that your news server is news.sff.net.
11/14/1995 MANHATTAN TRANSFER sold to AST in Russia. (1st Russian sale)
11/06/1995 Optioned the feature film screenplay BRUTE (co-written with Kavin King) to The Woofenill Works, Inc.
10/01/1995 MANHATTAN TRANSFER chapter one was excerpted on CD-ROM "Jayne Loader's Public Shelter."
06/21/1995 Established a World Wide Web Home Page to provide information for fans, friends, publishers, and producers.
06/02/1995 MANHATTAN TRANSFER was nominated for Seiun Award ("Japanese Hugo") for Best Foreign Novel of 1994; translator was Takumi Shibano, who writes under the name Rei Kozumi.
05/25/1995 Verbally agreed to option "Doing Time" film rights with REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS.
05/25/1995 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS film option terms verbally agreed to with Allied Stars.
05/25/1995 Rights to true-life Kara Cross movie-of-week story optioned to Gibraltar Ent.
05/17/1995 THE TENDERLOIN now on video tape; producer needs funds to finish post-production.
05/01/1995 MANHATTAN TRANSFER published by Bastei-Lubbe in Germany May 1995, "Der Tag, An Dem Manhattan Geraubt Wurde," translated by Bernhard Kempen.
04/17/1995 REUNION ON NEVEREND nominated for the HOMer Award (Novel) on CompuServe SF Lit Forum.
04/01/1995 REUNION ON NEVEREND published in paperback by Tor Books, an April 1995 release.
03/1/1995 REUNION ON NEVEREND listed in Science Fiction Chronicle's 1994's Best SF Novels.
09/04/1994 MANHATTAN TRANSFER was Hugo Award Honorable Mention, highest voted eligible not on ballot.
07/17/1994 REUNION ON NEVEREND published in hardcover by Tor Books, an August 1994 release.
04/19/1994 MANHATTAN TRANSFER sold to Bastei-Lubbe in Germany.
04/18/1994 MANHATTAN TRANSFER was nominee for the 1993 HOMer award on CompuServe SF&F Forum for best SF&F novel.
04/01/1994 MANHATTAN TRANSFER published by Hayakawa in Japan, translated by Takumi Shibano, who writes under the name Rei Kozumi.
03/01/94 MANHATTAN TRANSFER listed in Science Fiction Chronicle's 1993's Best SF Novels.
03/01/1994 NAUGHT FOR HIRE screenplay verbally committed to ITB Cinegroup rewrite.
02/01/1994 MANHATTAN TRANSFER published by Nord in Italy February 1994, La citta sull'orlo del nulla, translated by Maurizio Carita.
11/24/1993 Denny Conrad Harris attached to direct USER HOSTILE.
09/18/1993 MANHATTAN TRANSFER sold to Nord in Italy.
09/08/1993 MANHATTAN TRANSFER published by Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC).
08/14/1993 MANHATTAN TRANSFER made the preliminary Nebula Award ballot.
07/21/1993 Science Fiction Chronicle July 1993 published interview done by John Kennedy.
07/09/1993 Attended IV-Khan convention in Colorado Springs, Colorado as guest of honor.
07/01/1993 MANHATTAN TRANSFER hardcover published by Tor Books, a July 1993 release.
06/22/1993 MANHATTAN TRANSFER film rights optioned to Allied Stars and Davis Ent.
05/21/1993 ST: DS9 says Jim Coon and I won't do teleplay; someone else will.
05/17/1993 SFC reports that SFBC bought MANHATTAN TRANSFER; Tor confirms.
05/17/1993 Delivered 2nd draft treatment to ST: DS9; retitled "Cat's Paw."
04/21/1993 MANHATTAN TRANSFER chapter one excerpt published in May 1993 AMAZING STORIES.
04/19/1993 Star Trek: Deep Space 9 agreed to buy story Jim Coon and I pitched: "Mission."
04/17/1993 "Naught Again" nominated for the HOMer Award (Novelette) on CompuServe SF&F Forum.
12/30/1992 USER HOSTILE screenplay optioned to Terence Michael Prod. USER HOSTILE is a high-tech thriller, co-written with John Kennedy.
11/13/1992 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS sold to Heyne in Germany. (1st German sale)
11/12/1992 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS published in Portugal by Livros do Brasill, Desvio Para. O Vermelho, translated by Antonio Porto.
11/01/1992 Film agent Michael Ricciardi started marketing MANHATTAN TRANSFER film rights.
08/31/1992 "Naught Again" published in November 1992 ANALOG, sequel to "Naught for Hire."
08/19/1992 THE TENDERLOIN film in production with North City Prod., starring Jo Anderson.
08/07/1992 MACRO VESSEL (working title) partial sold to Tor Books for hardcover and paperback.
05/20/1992 NAUGHT FOR HIRE screenplay optioned to Flynn/Lyon in Denver, Colorado.
01/21/1992 MANHATTAN TRANSFER sold to Hayakawa in Japan.
11/01/1991 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS published by Hayakawa in Japan, translated by Takumi Shibano, who writes under the name Rei Kozumi.
11/01/1991 MANHATTAN TRANSFER first draft mailed to novel agent, Russ Galen.
07/26/1991 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS sold to Livros do Brasil in Portugal.
07/15/1991 Signed on with film agent Michael Ricciardi of Berzon Talent Agency.
04/16/1991 "Naught for Hire" won the HOMer Award on CompuServe SF&F Forum for Best 1990 SF novella.
04/15/1991 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS won the HOMer Award on CompuServe SF&F Forum for Best 1990 SF novel.
04/15/1991 REUNION ON NEVEREND sold to Tor Books for paperback. (Later changed to hardcover and paperback.)
04/15/1991 MANHATTAN TRANSFER partial sold to Tor Books for hardcover and paperback.
03/01/91 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS listed in Science Fiction Chronicle's 1990's Best SF Novels.
01/30/1991 Russ Galen provided extremely helpful guidance on MANHATTAN TRANSFER.
01/15/1991 Volunteered for lay-off at Kaman Sciences Corp. to write full time.
01/10/1991 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS made the final Nebula Award ballot.
12/03/1990 Russell Galen at Scott Meredith Literary Agency is receptive to representing me. Started on MANHATTAN TRANSFER.
12/01/1990 DEEP QUARRY published by Livros do Brasil in Portugal, Misterios do Futuro, translated by Eurico Fonseca.
11/19/1990 My agent, Perry Knowlton, was so ill he suggested I get a new agent.
08/27/1990 REUNION ON NEVEREND rejected by Berkley/Ace because REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS sales low.
06/15/1990 Hired by Alexandra Tana to rewrite THE TENDERLOIN script for T/VIDEO.
06/01/1990 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS Berkley/Ace paperback published, a June 1990 release.
05/15/1990 "Naught for Hire" published in July 1990 ANALOG, my first appearance there.
03/14/1990 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS SFBC edition published.
03/11/1990 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS published by Mondadori Editore in Italy, Astronave "Redshift," translated by Piero D'Oro.
01/15/1990 DEEP QUARRY sold to Livros do Brasil in Portugal. (1st Portugal sale)
12/01/1989 "Redshift Runaway" published in SPACE AND TIME Winter 1989, issue #75.
10/06/1989 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS sold to Science Fiction Book Club. (first SFBC sale)
10/05/1989 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS sold to Mondadori Editore in Italy.
09/07/1989 Subscribed to GEnie on-line service and joined SF & Fantasy Round Table.
08/27/1989 DEEP QUARRY publlished by Mondadori Editore in Italy, Indagine su Tankur, translated by Marco Pinna.
05/12/1989 DEEP QUARRY won Colorado Authors League Top Hand Award.
04/10/1989 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS sold to Hayakawa in Japan. (first Japan sale)
01/18/1989 DEEP QUARRY paperback published by Berkley/Ace, a February 1989 release.
11/30/1988 DEEP QUARRY sold to Mondadori Editore in Italy.
08/26/1988 Attended Bubonicon 20 convention in Albuquerque New Mexico as guest of honor.
07/01/1988 DEATH TOLLS published by Mondadori Editore in Italy, Canali di morte, translated by Guido Zurlino.
06/10/1988 REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS sold to Berkley/Ace (Susan Allison); 5th novel sale.
05/01/1988 DEATH TOLLS won Colorado Authors League Top Hand Award.
01/16/1988 "Little Black Book" published in Jan/Feb 1988 ABORIGINAL SF.
12/26/1987 DEATH TOLLS sold to Mondadori Editore in Italy.
10/22/1987 Appeared on Science Fiction-Science Fact: SF^2 (SF2) live PBS special.
09/01/1987 DEATH TOLLS paperback published by Berkley/Ace, a September 1987 release.
07/22/1987 "Doing Time" published in July/August 1987 ABORIGINAL SF.
05/24/1987 MEMORY BLANK published by Mondadori Editore in Italy, Vuoto di Memoria, translated by Anna Maria Cossiga.
01/15/1987 MEMORY BLANK made the preliminary Nebula ballot.
09/09/1986 DEEP QUARRY sold to Berkley/Ace (Susan Allison); 4th novel sale.
09/01/1986 Attended first complete World SF Con: ConFederation in Atlanta.
08/06/1986 MEMORY BLANK sold to Mondadori Editore in Italy. (1st Italian sale)
04/14/1986 "Last Words" published in SPACE AND TIME Summer 1986, issue 70.
12/15/1985 MEMORY BLANK paperback published by Berkley/Ace, a "mid" January 1986 release.
07/08/1985 DEATH TOLLS sold to Berkley/Ace (Susan Allison); 3rd novel sale.
06/01/1985 Joined CompuServe Fantasy & Science Fiction Forum.
11/26/1984 MEMORY BLANK sold to Berkley/Ace (Susan Allison); 2nd novel sale.
11/01/1984 SCAPESCOPE paperback published by Berkley/Ace, a November 1984 release.
07/01/1984 "Simon Sidekick" published in July 1984 DRAGON.
11/23/1983 SCAPESCOPE bought by Berkley/Ace (Susan Allison); first novel sale.
11/23/1983 Finished 2nd novel, MEMORY BLANK, and sent to agent, Perry Knowlton.
06/11/1983 Attended first Milford writing conference, in Leadville, Colorado.
05/01/1983 Started my subscription to CompuServe Information Service (CIS).
11/16/1982 Perry Knowlton of Curtis Brown (literary agency) agreed to market SCAPESCOPE.
09/19/1982 "Camille" published in 19 September 1982 PENNYWHISTLE PRESS.
05/14/1982 "Camile," first-written story, sold to PENNYWHISTLE PRESS.
11/01/1981 Joined Colo Spgs Writing Seminar w/ Ed Bryant/Cynthia Felice/Connie Willis.
08/14/1981 "MOlar 2-7734" won 3rd place in WRITER'S DIGEST 1981 fiction competition.
08/08/1980 Finished first draft of first novel, SCAPESCOPE.
02/08/1980 "Planet Seven" published in May 1980 AMAZING; 2nd fiction publication.
12/07/1979 Bought first modem (300 baud) and a subscription to The Source.
10/24/1979 "Planet Seven" bought by AMAZING editor, Elinor Mavor; 2nd fiction sale.
07/01/1979 "Early Winter" published in July 1979 FANTASTIC, first fiction publication.
03/03/1979 "Early Winter" bought by FANTASTIC editor, Elinor Mavor, first fiction sale.
02/19/1979 Started writing first novel, SCAPESCOPE, a 1984 variant with a bit of humor.
02/01/1979 February 1979 OMNI printed my submission to their competition #1, signs of the future, as an honorable mention.
12/01/1978 Got Apple ][ computer; replacing MITS 6800 machine and paper-tape (The MITS computer, purchased in kit form in 1975, caused at least a couple of friends to ask me why I could possibly want a computer.)
05/11/1978 Started writing fiction every day; minimum of thirty minutes per day.
08/01/1977 "Enter the Audible Computer," first article, published in KILOBAUD.
10/13/1976 Started writing first article.
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